Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I participated | 'ana 'itshaeriktaacnaa iictshaerikt | أنا َ إتشا َر ِكت |
| We participated | 'ihna 'itshaeriknaiicHnaa iictshaeriknaa | إحنا َ إتشا َر ِكنا |
| You(m) participated | 'inta 'itshaeriktiicnta iictshaerikt | إنت َ إتشا َر ِكت |
| You(f) participated | 'inti 'itshaeriktiiicnti iictshaerikty | إنت ِ إتشا َر ِكتي |
| You(pl) participated | 'intu 'itshaeriktuiicntoo iictshaeriktoo | إنتوا إتشا َر ِكتوا |
| He/it(m) participated | huwa 'itshaerikhuwa iictshaerik | هـُو َ إتشا َر ِك |
| She/it(f) participated | hiya 'itsharkithiya iictshaerkit | هـِي َ إتشا َركـِت |
| They participated | humma 'itshaerikuhumma iictshaerikoo | هـُمّ َ إتشا َر ِكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might participate | 'ana yimkin 'atshaerikaacnaa yimkin aactshaerik | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتشا َر ِك |
| We might participate | 'ihna yimkin nitshaerikiicHnaa yimkin nitshaerik | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتشا َر ِك |
| You(m) might participate | 'inta yimkin titshaerikiicnta yimkin titshaerik | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشا َر ِك |
| You(f) might participate | 'inti yimkin titsharkiiicnti yimkin titshaerky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتشا َركي |
| You(pl) might participate | 'intu yimkin titsharkuiicntoo yimkin titshaerkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتشا َركوا |
| He/it(m) might participate | huwa yimkin yitshaerikhuwa yimkin yitshaerik | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشا َر ِك |
| She/it(f) might participate | hiya yimkin titshaerikhiya yimkin titshaerik | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشا َر ِك |
| They might participate | humma yimkin yitsharkuhumma yimkin yitshaerkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشا َركوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I participate | 'ana batshaerikaacnaa batshaerik | أنا َ بـَتشا َر ِك |
| We participate | 'ihna binitshaerikiicHnaa binitshaerik | إحنا َ بـِنـِتشا َر ِك |
| You(m) participate | 'inta bititshaerikiicnta bititshaerik | إنت َ بـِتـِتشا َر ِك |
| You(f) participate | 'inti bititsharkiiicnti bititshaerky | إنت ِ بـِتـِتشا َركي |
| You(pl) participate | 'intu bititsharkuiicntoo bititshaerkoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتشا َركوا |
| He/it(m) participates | huwa biyitshaerikhuwa biyitshaerik | هـُو َ بـِيـِتشا َر ِك |
| She/it(f) participates | hiya bititshaerikhiya bititshaerik | هـِي َ بـِتـِتشا َر ِك |
| They participate | humma biyitsharkuhumma biyitshaerkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتشا َركوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will participate | 'ana hatshaerikaacnaa hatshaerik | أنا َ هـَتشا َر ِك |
| We will participate | 'ihna hanitshaerikiicHnaa hanitshaerik | إحنا َ هـَنـِتشا َر ِك |
| You(m) will participate | 'inta hatitshaerikiicnta hatitshaerik | إنت َ هـَتـِتشا َر ِك |
| You(f) will participate | 'inti hatitsharkiiicnti hatitshaerky | إنت ِ هـَتـِتشا َركي |
| You(pl) will participate | 'intu hatitsharkuiicntoo hatitshaerkoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتشا َركوا |
| He/it(m) will participate | huwa hayitshaerikhuwa hayitshaerik | هـُو َ هـَيـِتشا َر ِك |
| She/it(f) will participate | hiya hatitshaerikhiya hatitshaerik | هـِي َ هـَتـِتشا َر ِك |
| They will participate | humma hayitsharkuhumma hayitshaerkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتشا َركوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) participate! | 'itshaerikiictshaerik | إتشا َر ِك |
| You(f) participate! | 'itsharkiiictshaerky | إتشا َركي |
| You(pl) participate! | 'itsharkuiictshaerkoo | إتشا َركوا |
